Few bother to separate the myth of Colonel Hugh Cardiff from his real life. The nation knows him as a sharpshooter, buffalo hunter, moving pictures pioneer, and one-time proprietor of the greatest Wild West show the nation has ever seen. Some of the stories are true, some exaggerated, and some rank among the wildest of tall tales. But for a man who has lived like Colonel Cardiff, the facts trump the myth. In the spring of 1868, Denver is the richest, wildest city west of the Mississippi. When an overweight Easterner named ...
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Few bother to separate the myth of Colonel Hugh Cardiff from his real life. The nation knows him as a sharpshooter, buffalo hunter, moving pictures pioneer, and one-time proprietor of the greatest Wild West show the nation has ever seen. Some of the stories are true, some exaggerated, and some rank among the wildest of tall tales. But for a man who has lived like Colonel Cardiff, the facts trump the myth. In the spring of 1868, Denver is the richest, wildest city west of the Mississippi. When an overweight Easterner named Dr. Bogardus rolls into town to announce a shooting contest with a $1,000 prize, ears prick up. Young Hugh wins the shoot with an ancient muzzle-loading rifle, knocking glass balls out of the air and missing only four out of one hundred targets. He is famous at nineteen, and the Colonel's wild life is just getting started.
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Add this copy of Wild Times to cart. $18.94, very good condition, Sold by Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dulverton, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1979 by Macmillan, 1979. 0333247930.
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1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered red cloth (lightly bumped at head of spine-otherwise VG), dustwrapper (small tears at tail of spine and light wear at corners-otherwise VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 477 (no inscriptions).
Add this copy of Wild Times Garfield, Brian to cart. $28.94, very good condition, Sold by Sam's Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ramsey, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1979 by Macmillan.
Add this copy of Wild Times a Novel: the True and Authentic Life of Col. to cart. $14.01, good condition, Sold by The Parnassus BookShop rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1980 by Dell Publishing.
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Good. Size: 12mo-over 6? -7? " tall; First Dell Publishing Printing, 1980. Mass Market Paperback in Good Condition. Spine heel scuffed; light wear to edges of cover. Binding solid and tight, all pages intact. Pages toned, clean and completely unmarked, no creases. A major television event from Metromedia. Lively adventures of a 'valorous hero, a venomous villain'. The years between the Civil War and Prohibition were wild times and Hugh Cardiff lived them to the hilt--champion rifle shot, sharpshooter, fugitive, showman, creator of the original Wild West Show, and much more. 574 pages. 12mo. 1980, Dell Publishing.
Add this copy of Wild Times to cart. $16.99, very good condition, Sold by Cuyahoga Valley Book Company rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Peninsula, OH, UNITED STATES, published 1980 by Dell Publishing.
Add this copy of Wild Times; True and Authentic Life of Col. Hugh to cart. $18.00, very good condition, Sold by Ye Old Bookworm rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Odessa, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1980 by Dell Book.
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Very Good in No DJ As Issued dust jacket. 0440194571. 16mo 6"-7" tall; 574 pages; Mass market paperback little wear to note. Book solid and tight. Text block clean and pages tight. Dell Book # 19457. Bagged for protection..
Add this copy of Wild Times; True and Authentic Life of Col. Hugh to cart. $22.00, good condition, Sold by Ye Old Bookworm rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Odessa, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1978 by Simon & Schuster.
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Good in Good dust jacket. 0671243748. Small 4to 9"-11" tall; 477 pages; DJ lightly rubbed at edges, one closed tear at rear panel near spine tail. Mylar cover. Book solid and tight. Remainer mark. Text block clean and pages tight with minor yellowing to margins. Minor handling soil to closed page edges..
Add this copy of Wild Times to cart. $27.00, very good condition, Sold by G. J. Askins - Bookseller rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New Lebanon, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1978 by New York: Simon and Schuster, 1978.
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Very Good. No Jacket. 6x9. Signed by Author Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Signed by Author. 6x9. 128 pages. A novel: The True and Authentic Life of Col. Hugh Cardiff. This is an Advance Sample Reading Copy(not the complete novel) inscribed by author.
Add this copy of Wild Times to cart. $34.00, very good condition, Sold by MyLibraryMarket rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Waynesville, OH, UNITED STATES, published 1986 by Dell Publishing.
Add this copy of Wild Times to cart. $37.00, very good condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1978 by Simon and Schuster.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. First edition. Foxing on page edges, remainder mark on bottom edge, very good in a very good dust jacket with light edgewear, and a crease on the front flap. A novel based on the true and authentic life of Col. Hugh Cardiff.
